Reduction of Dental Caries Among Children and Adolescents From a 15-Year Community Water Fluoridation Program in a Township Area, Korea
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Oral Examination
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Before CWFP | Control (National Data in 2000) * | Hapcheon in 2000 ** | p-Value ‡ | ||||
Total (Gender) | Boy | Girl | Total (Gender) | Boy | Girl | ||
Total (Age) | 3602 | 1797 | 1805 | 671 | 363 | 308 | 0.048 |
8 | 1194 | 592 | 602 | 213 | 127 | 86 | 0.007 |
10 | 1205 | 600 | 605 | 198 | 98 | 100 | 0.939 |
12 | 1203 | 604 | 599 | 260 | 138 | 122 | 0.412 |
After 15 Years of CWFP | Control (National Oral Health Data in 2013–2015) † | Hapcheon in 2015 | p-Value ‡ | ||||
Total (Gender) | Boy | Girl | Total (Gender) | Boy | Girl | ||
Total (Age) | 952 | 519 | 433 | 498 | 174 | 162 | 0.698 |
8 | 243 | 122 | 121 | 103 | 53 | 50 | 0.906 |
10 | 239 | 133 | 106 | 116 | 58 | 58 | 0.364 |
12 | 239 | 130 | 109 | 117 | 63 | 54 | 1.000 |
15 | 231 | 134 | 97 | 162 | 92 | 70 | 0.836 |
Before CWFP | Control (National Data in 2000) * | Hapcheon in 2000 ** | p-Value‡ | ||||
N | Mean | SE ‡ | N | Mean | SE ‡ | ||
Total (Age) | 3602 | 0.47 | 0.02 | 671 | 2.24 | 0.10 | <0.001 |
8 | 1194 | 0.49 | 0.03 | 213 | 1.90 | 0.08 | <0.001 |
10 | 1205 | 0.48 | 0.04 | 198 | 5.06 | 0.19 | <0.001 |
12 | 1203 | 0.44 | 0.04 | 260 | 0.36 | 0.07 | 0.397 |
After 15 Years of CWFP | Control (National Data in 2013–2015) † | Hapcheon in 2015 | p-Value‡ | ||||
N | Mean | SE ‡ | N | Mean | SE ‡ | ||
Total (Age) | 952 | 1.67 | 0.07 | 498 | 1.48 | 0.08 | 0.077 |
8 | 243 | 1.62 | 0.11 | 103 | 1.61 | 0.15 | 0.959 |
10 | 239 | 1.76 | 0.11 | 116 | 1.26 | 0.13 | 0.005 |
12 | 239 | 1.85 | 0.16 | 117 | 1.14 | 0.14 | 0.001 |
15 | 231 | 1.42 | 0.18 | 162 | 1.80 | 0.17 | 0.149 |
Before CWFP in 2000 | Control in 2000 * | Hapcheon in 2000 ** | p-Value | |||||
N | Mean | SE ‡ | N | Mean | SE ‡ | |||
Total (Age) | 3602 | 1.82 ‡ | 0.04 | 671 | 1.98 ‡ | 0.09 | - | 0.094 ‡ |
8 | 1194 | 1.00 § | 0.04 | 213 | 0.92 § | 0.10 | - | 0.456 § |
10 | 1205 | 1.59 § | 0.06 | 198 | 1.75 § | 0.18 | - | 0.402 § |
12 | 1203 | 2.86 § | 0.08 | 260 | 3.04 § | 0.17 | - | 0.346 § |
After CWFP for 15 years | Control (National Data in 2013–2015) † | Hapcheon in 2015 | Caries Reducing Effects | p-Value | ||||
N | Mean | SE ‡ | N | Mean | SE ‡ | % | ||
Total (Age) | 952 | 1.42 ‡ | 0.06 | 498 | 1.00 ‡ | 0.09 | 29.6 | <0.001 ‡ |
8 | 243 | 0.44 § | 0.06 | 103 | 0.50 § | 0.10 | - | 0.615 § |
10 | 239 | 0.88 § | 0.08 | 116 | 0.50 § | 0.12 | 43.2 | 0.009 § |
12 | 239 | 1.38 § | 0.12 | 117 | 0.87 § | 0.17 | 37.0 | 0.017 § |
15 | 231 | 2.82 § | 0.20 | 162 | 2.10 § | 0.24 | 25.5 | 0.019 § |
Age | Hapcheon in 2000 * | Hapcheon in 2015 | Caries Reducing Effects (%) | p-Value | ||||
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N | Mean | SE † | N | Mean | SE † | |||
Total | 671 | 1.81 ‡ | 0.07 | 336 | 0.60 ‡ | 0.10 | 66.9 | <0.001 ‡ |
8 | 213 | 0.69 § | 0.08 | 103 | 0.43 § | 0.11 | 37.7 | 0.001 § |
10 | 198 | 1.40 § | 0.11 | 116 | 0.46 § | 0.16 | 67.1 | 0.008 § |
12 | 260 | 3.01 § | 0.15 | 117 | 0.98 § | 0.22 | 67.4 | <0.001 § |
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Kim, H.-N.; Kong, W.-S.; Lee, J.-H.; Kim, J.-B. Reduction of Dental Caries Among Children and Adolescents From a 15-Year Community Water Fluoridation Program in a Township Area, Korea. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 1306. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16071306
Kim H-N, Kong W-S, Lee J-H, Kim J-B. Reduction of Dental Caries Among Children and Adolescents From a 15-Year Community Water Fluoridation Program in a Township Area, Korea. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(7):1306. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16071306
Chicago/Turabian StyleKim, Han-Na, Wook-Sung Kong, Jung-Ha Lee, and Jin-Bom Kim. 2019. "Reduction of Dental Caries Among Children and Adolescents From a 15-Year Community Water Fluoridation Program in a Township Area, Korea" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 7: 1306. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16071306
APA StyleKim, H.-N., Kong, W.-S., Lee, J.-H., & Kim, J.-B. (2019). Reduction of Dental Caries Among Children and Adolescents From a 15-Year Community Water Fluoridation Program in a Township Area, Korea. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(7), 1306. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16071306